Department of French Studies

 

Useful Links

 

http://ausarts.anu.edu.au/french/french.html – the "French Connection": it provides a collection of Internet links to places and items with a French theme.

 

http://fnac.fr/ - the web site of la FNAC, the famous book and record shop.

 

http://www.culture.fr/ - the web site of the French Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication ("Arts, Culture and Language"): virtual exhibitions, links to artistic, cultural and scientific web sites…

 

http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/ - the web site of the French Ministère des Affaires Etrangères ("Foreign Affairs"). For the people interested in politics: French foreign policy, "francophonie, international news from a French perspective, etc. A "must" if you are going to France (Erasmus exchange, work placement…): the "Venir en France" page, which contains all the details about necessary papers, links to pages about learning French, the French school system, etc.

 

http://www.bnf.fr/ - the French National Library web site. Ideal for on-line research: books, journals, articles… Virtual exhibitions.

 

http://www.auralog.fr/lrc/fra2/resources.htm– on-line dictionaries (and also thesaurus, proverbs, quotations…), spelling, conjugation: everything you need! Also provides links with different francophone organizations and linguistic games.